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Sheffield

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Shef·field  (shfld)
A borough of north-central England east of Manchester. One of the leading industrialized cities of England, it has long specialized in the production of cutlery and steel. Population: 439,000.
Sheffield [ˈʃɛfiːld]
n
1. (Placename) a city in N England, in Sheffield unitary authority, South Yorkshire on the River Don: important centre of steel manufacture and of the cutlery industry; Sheffield university (1905) and Sheffield Hallam University (1992). Pop.: 431 607 (1991)
2. (Placename) a unitary authority in N England, in South Yorkshire. Pop.: 513 234 (2001). Area: 368 sq. km (142 sq. miles)
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Noun1.Sheffield - a steel manufacturing city in northern England famous for its cutlery industry
South Yorkshire - a metropolitan county in northern England


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